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Coconut Pound Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Lazetta Bruce PHOTO BY: SunnyByrd

"This proven pound cake turns out perfectly moist every time. It doesn't need any frosting, just a dust of confectioners' sugar over the top. --Lazetta Bruce, Minatare, Nebraska"
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 6 stars. This recipe average a 4.7 star rating.
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PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  1 Hr 30 Min
READY IN  1 Hr 45 Min

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon coconut extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/4 cups flaked coconut
  • confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in extracts. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture. Fold in coconut. Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan.
  2. Bake at 325 degrees F for 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2008 by SunnyByrd
I'm still working on perfecting poundcake and I'm not quite there yet. This turned out... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2006 by Bonnie Duarte
Being the first to review this recipe I must say these are simple ingrediants and I didn't... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2007 by Lisa
I can't wait to bake this Thanksgiving morning! However...I'm going to substitute orange... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2007 by mom23boys
Yum!!! I baked it in a bundt pan because I don't have a tube pan, but it came out just fine. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2007 by prissycat
Mine was okay, but a little too "eggy" and not moist. It wasn't dense like most pound cakes -... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2007 by CHRIS
Absolutely delicious. I used 1 cup butter instead of butter/shortening combination. I also... MORE


 
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